SPS Graduate Admissions

A. Unconditional admission to the MAA program will be granted to applicants who satisfy all general requirements for admission to graduate studies to include:

• Baccalaureate degree with a minimum GPA of 3.0,
• Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work, and
• A completed application.
• GRE not required for unconditional applicants.

B. Conditional admission (2.5-2.99 GPA) to the MAA program will be granted to applicants who satisfy all general requirements for admission noted above but who have a GPA of 2.50 but less than 3.0. Those granted Conditional Admission and will be required to complete the first four courses with a “B” or better. Neither the GRE nor the GMAT is required.

C. Conditional admission (2.0-2.49 GPA) to the MAA program will be granted to applicants who satisfy all general requirements for admission noted above but who have a GPA of 2.00 but less than 2.5. Applicants with a GPA above 2.0 but less than 2.5 MUST take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) General Test or the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT). Applicants must achieve a minimum verbal score of 150 and a minimum quantitative score of 144 or higher and an analytical writing score of at least 3.5 on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) General Test OR a 450 or higher on the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) before they can be admitted into the MAA program. Those achieving these scores will be granted Conditional Admission and will be required to complete the first four courses with a “B” or better.

D. As a general rule, applicants with an earned baccalaureate degree with an overall GPA less than 2.0 will not be admitted.

Applicants will be considered for admission to the Criminal Justice Administration and Leadership program if they satisfy the general requirements and procedures for admission to graduate programs at the University of the Incarnate Word, including evidence of an earned baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher learning with an overall GPA of 2.5 or better.

Official transcripts from each college and university previously attended must be mailed directly from the college or university to the Office of Admissions.

Please note: Students are not required to be certified teachers to enter this program.

A. Unconditional admission to the program will be granted to applicants who satisfy all general requirements for admission to graduate studies to include:

• Baccalaureate degree with a GPA of 2.5 or better on a 4.0 GPA scale
• Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work
• A completed application for admission to the School of Professional Studies

B. Conditional admission may be granted to the program if you have an overall undergraduate GPA between 2.00 and 2.49, and meeting all of the other requirements for unconditional admittance. You may be admitted with the understanding that you must achieve a minimum grade of "B" in each course completed through the first 12 hours of graduate study.

C. If you have not taken the GRE, you may be admitted with the understanding that you will satisfy the testing requirement during the first fall or spring semester of enrollment, as applicable.

• Baccalaureate degree with a minimum GPA of 3.0 or above (No GMAT required)
• Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work
• An evaluation by the graduate program advisor
• Evidence of completion of the Common Professional Components (CPCs) in the following courses:
  • ACCT 2301 Accounting for Non-Business Majors, or ACCT I and II
  • BMGT 3370 Business Statistics, or any inferential statistics course
  • ECON 2302 Microeconomics

UIW provides a low cost alternative for completing your MBA Prerequisites/CPCs.

B. Conditional admission will be granted to applications who satisfy the following requirements:

• Baccalaureate degree with a minimum GPA of 2.5-2.99 (No GMAT required)
• Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work
• An evaluation by the graduate program advisor
• Evidence of completion of the Common Professional Components (CPCs) in the following courses:
  • ACCT 2301 Accounting for Non-Business Majors, or ACCT I and II
  • BMGT 3370 Business Statistics, or any inferential statistics course
  • ECON 2302 Microeconomics

UIW provides a low cost alternative for completing your MBA prerequisites/CPCs.

Those granted alternate admission will be assigned to specific courses that will be taken at the beginning of the program, all of which must be completed with a “B” or better.

Note: The Master of Science in Data Analytics will be available starting Spring 2023.

A. Unconditional admission to the Master of Science in Data Analytics degree program will be granted to applicants who satisfy the following requirements:

• Baccalaureate degree with a minimum GPA of 3.0. (No GRE or GMAT required)
• Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work
• An evaluation by the graduate program advisor
• Evidence of completion of the Common Professional Components (CPCs) for the following course:
• BMGT 3370 Business Statistics or a similar course that covers the fundamentals of descriptive and inferential statistics

B. Conditional admission to the Master of Science in Data Analytics degree program will be granted to applications who satisfy the following requirements:

• Baccalaureate degree with a minimum GPA of 2.5, but less than 3.0. (No GRE or GMAT required.)
• Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work
• An evaluation by the graduate program advisor
• Evidence of completion of the Common Professional Components (CPCs) in the following course:
• BMGT 3370 Business Statistics or a similar course that covers the fundamentals of descriptive and inferential statistics
• Note: Those granted Conditional Admission will be required to complete the first three courses with a “B” or better.

A. Unconditional admission to the MSODL program will be granted to applicants who satisfy all general graduate studies admission requirements:

• Baccalaureate degree with a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work
• A completed application
• GRE not required for applicants with a GPA of 2.5 and above

B. Conditional admission (2.5-2.99 GPA) to the MSODL program will be granted to applicants who satisfy all general requirements for admission noted above, but who have a GPA between 2.5 - 3.0. Those granted Conditional Admission will be required to complete the first four courses with a “B” or better. Neither the GRE nor the GMAT is required.

C. Conditional admission (2.0-2.49 GPA) to the MSODL program will be granted to applicants who satisfy all general requirements for admission noted above but who have a GPA of 2.00 but less than 2.5.

• Applicants with a GPA above 2.0 but less than 2.5 MUST take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) General Test or the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT).
• Applicants must achieve a minimum verbal score of 150 and a minimum quantitative score of 144 or higher and an analytical writing score of at least 3.5 on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) General Test OR a 450 or higher on the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) before they can be admitted into the MSODL program.

Those achieving these scores will be granted Conditional (GPA 2.0-2.49) Admission will be required to complete the first four courses with a “B” or better.

D. As a general rule, applicants with an earned baccalaureate degree with an overall GPA of less than 2.0 will not be admitted.